“This release represents a big jump in efficiency for MMIC and RF module designers,” said How-Siang Yap, Product Marketing Manager with Agilent’s EEsof EDA division. “Designers clearly prefer a single design flow, without the stops and starts associated with point tools. ADS 2009 Update 1 provides a single, superior flow where our customers can do more analysis while spending less money on design tools.”

Major benefits and features in ADS 2009 Update 1 include:

• Integrated planar and 3-D EM simulation and analysis that allows designers to account for EM effects from packages and interconnects without any import or export of data or models. This saves time and makes the overall design process more efficient and accurate.

In addition, Agilent has recently established a new research and development team specifically focused on enhancing PDKs to take advantage of the MMIC/SIP front-to-back design flow in ADS2009 Update Release 1.

“Our partnership with key MMIC foundries and their customers ensures that all criteria required for full PDK endorsement within ADS is met,” said Steve Chen, Advanced Design System Research and Development Manager with Agilent’s EEsof EDA division. “The partnerships allow the ADS EDA platform to completely support the MMIC front-to-back flow signoff with Mentor’s Calibre or Cadence’s Assura verification tools, which are required by many foundries and customers.”